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izzysolly's review against another edition
This book made me realise people are really weird.
Jeremy Bentham is now a sofa? Like what?
Jeremy Bentham is now a sofa? Like what?
sas_ram's review against another edition
dark
funny
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
4.5
This is a hard one. I absolutely enjoyed reading it. It's macabre and funny but at some point it started to drag on a lot. It didn't make it any less interesting but it still impacted the reading experience.
Some of the stories were less interesting than others but overall it was a really good selection.
I learned a lot more or less usefull stuff while reading. For example I didn't know how popular skulls are and how many bodies get misplaced, go missing or are involved in more adventures than during their lifetime.
It makes you grateful for a peaceful and proper burial, how ever that may look for the individual.
Maybe others would actually love to have such an adventurous afterlife, sounds memoriable for sure.
Some of the stories were less interesting than others but overall it was a really good selection.
I learned a lot more or less usefull stuff while reading. For example I didn't know how popular skulls are and how many bodies get misplaced, go missing or are involved in more adventures than during their lifetime.
It makes you grateful for a peaceful and proper burial, how ever that may look for the individual.
Maybe others would actually love to have such an adventurous afterlife, sounds memoriable for sure.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Medical content, Torture, Mental illness, Suicide, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Terminal illness, War, Alcohol, Violence, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Addiction, Drug use, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Racism, and Colonisation
crysdale's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting. Macabre. Extremely helpful in my quest for useless facts that I can spout off randomly.
kristin_lapos's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
centurylore's review against another edition
4.0
such a great book. the illustrations are so pretty and the cases documented are all fascinating. i didn't even mind reading the sections dedicated to the stories i was already very familiar with. i highly recommend!
emmylux7's review against another edition
4.0
what is it with people keeping skulls as paperweights?!
jeriklein's review against another edition
5.0
Rest In Pieces is a quirky and engaging collection of short stories with a macabre twist and a focus on historical accuracy. Every tale focuses on a famous corpse and the truth really is stranger than fiction. I devoured this book and, if such topics interest you like they interest me, I suspect you will too!